Premier League: Player of the Year: When the PFA and the FWA don't Aagree - Yahoo Sport More Sports Premier League: Player of the Year: When the PFA and the FWA don't Aagree The PFA and FWA Player of the Year awards are English football's two biggest individual annual accolades - the former is voted for by the players themselves and the latter by the football writers. By Jamie Spencer 2 May 2016 17:47  View gallery . The PFA and FWA Player of the Year awards are English football's two biggest individual annual accolades - the former is voted for by the players themselves and the latter by the football writers. More often than not in the Premier League era it has been the same person who walks away with both accolades at the end of any given season. Congratulations to the Men’s PFA Players’ Player of the Year... @Mahrez22 !!

#PFAawards pic.twitter.com/Qgiemul8rB — PFA (@PFA) April 24, 2016 However, after Riyad Mahrez scooped the 2015/16 PFA award last month, it was his Leicester City team-mate and chief co-tormentor of opposition defenders, Jamie Vardy , who was voted as the stand-out performer by the FWA. It's only the third time in the last 10 years that the two bodies haven't agreed on a single 'Player of the Year', and only the sixth time in the last 15 years. Congratulations @LCFC 's @vardy7 , who's been voted the Football Writers' Association's Footballer of the Year 2016 #epl #lcfc — The FWA (@theofficialfwa) May 2, 2016 It wasn't actually uncommon for the PFA and the FWA to choose different winners in the earliest years of the post-1992 era.

In fact, for most of the pre-Premier League years that both awards have existed together (the FWA award actually out-dates its PFA equivalent by nearly 30 years) often one player didn't win both. They were looking at different criteria, with the writers more focused on showmanship, entertainment and all round good character. So it makes sense that there should generally be some discrepancy between the two. Perhaps some of that has been lost in the modern FWA voting because Luis Suarez , after serving racism and biting bans, didn't really fit their criteria, and nor does Vardy now. View gallery . Michael Regan/GettyImages The differences certainly remained the case in the first five years of the new Premier League era in the 1990s when no single player won both prestigious awards simultaneously - Alan Shearer and Eric Cantona won each, but never in the same year. But, after 1997, when Shearer won his second PFA gong, something changed. Over the next few years Dennis Bergkamp , David Ginola, Roy Keane and Teddy Sheringham all completed what was then a rare double. Now, such a feat is no longer uncommon.

It was several years before the next PFA/FWA difference occurred, with Ruud van Nistelrooy taking the former and Robert Pires the latter in 2001/02. John Terry later won the 2004/05 PFA prize, with the FWA award going to Chelsea team-mate Frank Lampard , while there was also a split choice in 2005/06. View gallery . Bruno Vincent/GettyImages In the 10 years since, PFA winners Ryan Giggs , Gareth Bale (his first) and now Mahrez are the only three players not to have been awarded both in the same year. On those occasions, Steven Gerrard , Scott Parker and Vardy took home the other prize. All the seasons post-1992 in which PFA and FWA award winners have differed: ​Season When Newcastle players have troubled the PFA Player Of The Year awards | NUFC The Mag News When Newcastle players have troubled the PFA Player Of The Year awards Newcastle have had an impressive two PFA Player of The Year winners and four PFA Young Player of The Year winners.

Monday 25th April 2016 by Jim Robertson Share No doubt most of you will know that Sunday saw the latest PFA Player Of The Year prize awarded. The outstanding Riyad Mahrez named by his fellow professionals as the stand out player of the season. The Young PFA Player Of The Year was surely a similarly easy choice with Tottenham’s Dele Alli picking up that one. So what about Newcastle United’s history with the awards? The two prizes have been awarded since the 1973/74 season when Norman Hunter (Leeds) was the first ever senior winner and Kevin Beattie (Ipswich) the first in the younger category. Below are listed all the Newcastle players who have picked up the awards, either when with United, or with different clubs either before or after their spell at St James Park. Not surprisingly, the Newcastle United influence on the awards has come almost entirely during the Kevin Keegan and Sir Bobby Robson eras.

The exception to this was when Paul Gascoigne became the first ever Newcastle player to win the young player award in 1987/88, his last ever season at Newcastle… He has been followed in later years by Andy Cole (1993/94), who must have surely been unlucky to miss out on the main award with his goalscoring antics that season. Then later under Sir Bobby, we had Craig Bellamy (2001/02) and Jermaine Jenas (2002/03) deservedly picking up the Under 23 award. The Kevin Keegan era produced two winners of the PFA Player Of The Year award. with Les Ferdinand in 1995/96 and Alan Shearer the following season – what a strikeforce! Shearer had actually already won the main prize in 1994/95 for Blackburn. Also from that Keegan team, David Ginola went on to win the award for Tottenham in 1998/99 after Kenny Dalglish had sold him on for a pittance. Maybe one of the most amazing tales though surrounds Kevin Keegan.

Very surprising that he didn’t win it when at Liverpool, he then lifted the prize in 1981/82 after joining Southampton from Hamburg. For younger fans, this sums up just how staggering it was at the time when Keegan joined Newcastle United in summer 1982. Kevin Keegan was the reigning PFA Player of The Year and England Captain when he arrived at St James Park, Newcastle stuck in the second tier of English football and in a right mess. What a signing – I remember it like it was yesterday… PFA Player of The Year winners (who have played for Newcastle) 1979/80 Terry McDermott (Liverpool) PFA Player of the Year archive - Telegraph PFA Player of the Year archive 11:06AM BST 26 Apr 2008 PFA Player of the Year 1974-2007 1974 Norman Hunter - 'Bite yer legs' Hunter was a central defender for the feared Leeds United tean of the 1960s and 70s, he was also a member of the 1966 World Cup winning squad.

1975 Colin Todd- Currently manager of Randers FC, Todd won two Football League titles with Derby County in the 1970s, and was capped for England 27 times. 1976 Pat Jennings OBE- Former goalkeeper for Northern Ireland, Jennings played 119 games for his country. He played 1,000 top level games for clubs and even managed to score a goal in the 1967 Charity Shield. 1977 Andy Gray - Former Scotland striker, Andy Gray is now a football pundit for Sky Sports. He began his career with Dundee United before moving to Aston Villa, until Cristiano Ronaldo won in 2006-07, Gray was the only player to receive the PFA Young Player of the Year, and the Player of the year the following season. 1978 Peter Shilton OBE - England's most capped international player, Shilton earned 125 caps in goal for his country over 30 years. His career included eight clubs, three World Cups, two European Cup finals and over 1,000 competitive matches.

1979 Liam Brady - Former Ireland international, Brady is the current assistant manager of the Republic of Ireland senior team. He was a renowned midfielder with a notable left foot. He found success with Arsenal and Juventus and earned 72 international caps. 1980 Terry McDermott - Liverpool fan McDermott was initially overlooked by his local club and was signed to Newcastle in 1973. He met Liverpool in the 74 FA Cup final which Newcastle lost 3-0, but McDermott's dreams were fulfilled when six months later Liverpool manager Bob Paisley signed him to the Merseyside club. 1981 John Wark - John Wark was a defensive midfielder with an astonishing goals coring record - 165 over 22 years. He began his career at Ipswich, returned there after four years at Liverpool and finished his career there after a spell at Middlesbrough. 1982 Kevin Keegan - Kevin Keegan is widely regarded as one of the greatest English footballers - and the only one to be named European Footballer of the Year twice. He finished his playing career at Newcastle United where he is currently manager.

He has also managed Fulham, Manchester City and the senior England team. 1983 Kenny Dalglish - Former Scottish international Kenny Dalglish is renowned for his success with both Celtic and Liverpool in the 1970s and 80s. He was the first player to win 100 caps for Scotland, and with 20 goals he shares the top scorer title with Dennis Law. 1984 Ian Rush - Welsh striker, Ian rush was well known for his partnership with Kenny Dalglish at Liverpool. He scored 254 goals over a 21-year career at eight different clubs: Chester, Liverpool, Juventus, Leeds, Newcastle, Sheffield, Wrexham and Sydney Olympic. 1985 Peter Reid - Peter Reid started his playing career in 1974 at Bolton, he also spent a number of years with Everton and Queens Park Rangers. He won 13 caps for England and was one of the players passed by Diego Maradona when he scored his second goal of the quarter-final of the same tournament. 1986 Gary Lineker - Former England striker Gary Lineker, scored 10 goals in two World Cups and is currently a sports broadcaster for the BBC.

He had a prolific career at a number of clubs, including; Leicester, Everton, FC Barcelona and Tottenham Hotspur. During his career he was never cautioned or sent off by the referee. 1987 Clive Allen - Son of former Spurs forward Les Allen, Clive Allen enjoyed a career as a prolific goals corer at a number of clubs. He made big headlines in 1980 when as a teenager he was sold for £1.25 million. 1988 John Barnes -Former Liverpool player John Barnes was scouted by Watford as a schoolboy playing for non-league Sudbury Court - his signing fee was a set of kit. He is currently acting as a part-time scout in the Caribbean for Sunderland and is also a broadcaster channel Five. 1989 Mark Hughes - nicknamed 'Sparky', Mark Hughes is a former Wales international and currently manager of Blackburn Rovers. He played for a number of high profile clubs, most notable were his two spells at Manchester United during which he scored 119 goals. 1990 David Platt - a strong-running, free-scoring midfielder who enjoyed a successful career in the 80s and 90s.

He had shown little promise as an international until he was taken off the bench against Belgium in the second round game and scored the goal to put England through to the quarter-finals. 1991 Mark Hughes - Before his retirement in 2002 Mark Hughes played for Barcelona, Bayern Munich, Chelsea, Southampton, Everton and Blackburn Rovers. His first managerial post was for the Welsh national side, he was appointed in 1999 and remained in the role for five years. 1992 Gary Pallister - Gary Pallister made up one half of one of the most notable defensive partner ships in English football at Manchester United with Steve Bruce. During his nine years at United, Pallister won three FA Cups, four Premier League titles, one League title and one Cup Winners' Cup. 1993 Paul McGrath - Paul McGrath's background of Irish and Nigerian saw him become one of the first Irish celebrities of a mixed-race background. He was a key defender for Manchester United, Aston Villa, Derby County and Sheffield United. He also earned 83 caps for Northern Ireland.

1994 Eric Cantona - Referred to as 'King Eric' by Manchester United fans, Cantona is praised for reviving the club - he put them back to their status as a footballing powerhouse. He is also remembered for an incident against Crystal Palace where, after being sent-off he launched a kung-fu kick against a Palace fan - he was banned from playing for nine months. 1995 Alan Shearer OBE - Alan Shearer became the world's most expensive footballer in 1996 when he was bought by Newcastle for £15 million. He was a huge success at Kevin Keegan's club scoring 25 goals in 31 games. Shearer still holds the Premier League goals coring record with 260. 1996 Les Ferdinand MBE - Les Ferdinand is a former England striker, and most remembered for his time at Newcastle United, Tottenham Hotspur and Queens Park Rangers. He is the cousin of Premiership players Rio and Anton Ferdinand, and was the first player to score for six different Premier League clubs.

1997 Alan Shearer OBE - Alan Shearer made 63 appearances for England and scored 30 goals making him joint-fifth in the England all-time goals corers list with Nat Lofthouse and Tom Finney. He was named England captain for two years before he announced his retirement from international football after Euro 2000. 1998 Dennis Bergkamp - Widely regarded as one of the English Premier League's all-time greatest players Dennis Bergkamp played his best games as a support striker at Arsenal. In 2007 he was inducted into the English Football Hall of Fame - the first ever Dutch player to receive the honour. 1999 David Ginola - David Ginola, the former French international began his career in France with Toulon in 1985. He played with three other French clubs before signing for Newcastle United in 1995. After two years he moved to Tottenham and quickly became regarded as one of the best wingers of all time. 2000 Roy Keane - Current manager of Sunderland, the Irish midfielder has been hailed as one of the greatest players ever.

He was noted for his aggressive and competitive style of play, an attitude which earned him the captains armband at Manchester United for eight years. He has been called Sunderland's saviour - the club was 23rd in the Championship when he took over, he has helped them climb their way back to the Premiership. 2001 Teddy Sheringham MBE - The veteran England international is currently playing at Colchester United but has enjoyed a prolific career which has seen him win almost every domestic honour - most notably the Treble with Manchester United. He was capped 51 times for the England senior team and scored 11 goals. After a 26-year career he announced this year that he will retire at the end of the 2007-08 campaign. 2002 Ruud van Nistelrooy - Currently playing with Real Madrid, van Nistelrooy holds the record at Manchester United for being the club's top scorer in European competition. He has also been the top scorer in three different European leagues as well as being the Champions League's top scorer in three different seasons.

2003 Thierry Henry - Renowned for his pace, goals coring and ability to create assists, the French striker is currently playing at FC Barcelona. He made his name as a world-class footballer after his move to Arsenal. He initially struggled with in the Premiership however, he emerged as Arsenal's top goals corer almost every season that he was there. 2004 Thierry Henry - Thierry Henry became Arsenal's all time leading scorer with 226 goals in all competitions. While under Arsene Wenger's leadership he won two league titles and three FA Cups. He was twice nominated for the FIFA World Player of the Year, and was named the Football Writers' Association Footballer of the Year three times. HE left Arsenal after eight years for a fee of £16.1 million. 2005 John Terry - Chelsea centre back John Terry has previously been voted best defender in the 2005 Champions League and was included in the FIFPro World XI for 2005, 2006 and 2007. He was also the only English player to make the all-star squad for the 2006 FIFA World Cup.

2006 Steven Gerrard - Liverpool's captain grew up as an Everton fan but is now nick-named 'Mr Liverpool'. He has been named European Midfielder of the Year, Premier League Most Valuable Player twice and UEFA Most Valuable Player. He has been nominated three times for the FIFA Player of the Year, in 2005, 2006 and 2007. On 5 February 2008, it was announced he had been voted by fans as the Nationwide England Player of the Year for 2007. 2007 Cristiano Ronaldo - This season's leading goals corer (28) Cristiano Ronaldo came third in the 2007 World Player of the Year. He is widely regarded as one of the most talented footballers of his generation. Johan Cruyff enthused in an April 2, 2008 interview, "Ronaldo is better than George Best and Denis Law, who were two brilliant and great players in the history of United." Riyad Mahrez followed in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez by being named PFA Player of the Year but how did others fare after picking up the award?

| Daily Mail Online Riyad Mahrez followed in the footsteps of Cristiano Ronaldo and Luis Suarez by being named PFA Player of the Year but how did others fare after picking up the award? Leicester's Riyad Mahrez was named PFA Player of the Year on Sunday Algerian has scored 17 league goals and made 11 assists for the Foxes Winger is the 20th man to receive the award during Premier League era Cristiano Ronaldo, Gareth Bale and Thierry Henry all claimed gong twice Sportsmail explores what happened next to each of the winners comments On Sunday, Riyad Mahrez became the first African to be named PFA Player of the Year after his sensational campaign with Leicester. Signed for £500,000 from French second-tier side Le Havre, the Algerian has scored 17 goals and made 11 assists in the Foxes' remarkable pursuit of the title. He is the 20th different winner of the award during the Premier League era and Leicester's first recipient.

Riyad Mahrez was named PFA Player of the Year on Sunday after a sensational season with Leicester Mahrez has scored 17 top-flight goals and contributed 11 assists to the Foxes' surprising push for the title Mahrez is the 20th different player to pick up the award during the Premier League era The winger can now count himself part of an illustrious circle of players to have been nominated by their peers as the best of any given season. RELATED ARTICLES Share 4.6k shares Cristiano Ronaldo, Alan Shearer, Thierry Henry and Gareth Bale have all won the gong twice since 1992, while Les Ferdinand, David Ginola and Roy Keane are among those to have been recognised for stand-out campaigns on one occasion. Here, Sportsmail looks back at each of the PFA Players of the Year from the formation of the Premier League to the present day, the reasons why they won the award and their careers since.

Eden Hazard picked up the 2014-15 nomination following a stand-out campaign for Chelsea Both Wayne Rooney and Ryan Giggs have won the award over the course of the past decade David Ginola was a surprise recipient in the year Manchester United won a historic treble Cristiano Ronaldo is one of four players to have won the Player of the Year award on two occasions Gareth Bale is another to have claimed the title twice for his performances with former club Tottenham Robin van Persie was nominated as the Player of the Year the season before he was sold by Arsenal Luis Suarez also left his club, Liverpool, a matter of weeks after picking up the award back in 2014 1992-93: Paul McGrath, Aston Villa How Villa must long for the likes of McGrath now. The Republic of Ireland international was a rock in the heart of Ron Atkinson's defence as the Midlands club finished second in the Premier League. The centre back became a cult hero in the Holt End during seven years with Villa before rounding off his career at Derby and Sheffield United. He later opened up about his battle with alcoholism.

Aston Villa defender Paul McGrath was a rock in defence as his side finished second in the top-flight in 1993 1993-94: Eric Cantona, Manchester United Behind the laboured metaphors and kung fu kicks lay one of the most entertaining players in Premier League history. Cantona starred up front for Alex Ferguson's United as they romped to the top-flight title, scoring 25 goals in all competitions. The Frenchman would continue to dazzle and dumbfound during his stay in England, mixing casual brilliance on the ball with bizarre antics - including the face-full of studs endured by Crystal Palace fan Matthew Simmons - before moving into acting. Eric Cantona dazzled for Manchester United, scoring 25 goals, during their title-winning 1993-94 campaign MULTIPLE WINNERS DURING THE PREMIER LEAGUE ERA Alan Shearer - Blackburn, Newcastle Gareth Bale - Tottenham 1994-95: Alan Shearer, Blackburn Rovers Back when he had a full head of hair, the Premier League's most prolific goalscorer was busy firing Blackburn to their one and only title.

The England striker netted a sensational 34 goals that term, forming one half of the SAS strikeforce at Ewood Park alongside Chris Sutton. Shearer's CV in English football is well known. He would go on to become Newcastle's record goalscorer, captain his country and find the net 260 times in the Premier League, as well as claiming a second PFA title two years later. Alan Shearer joined forces with Chris Sutton to lift Blackburn to the top of the Premier League in 1994-95 1995-96: Les Ferdinand, Newcastle United Twenty years ago, Newcastle were fighting at the opposite end of the table during the final weeks of the campaign, and Ferdinand's goals were a big factor in that. The frontman scored 25 times but the Magpies still managed to throw away their 12-point January lead to let Manchester United reclaim their crown. Ferdinand moved to Tottenham the next year, where he remained until 2003. After spells with West Ham, Leicester, Bolton and Reading he moved into coaching and is currently director of football at his first pro club, QPR.

Les Ferdinand scored 25 goals for Newcastle as they finished second to United during the 1995-96 season 1996-97: Alan Shearer, Newcastle United Shearer's second player of the year award came at the end of another season which saw Newcastle fulfil the role of bridesmaid to Manchester United's bride. With 25 league goals, the season after helping England to the semi-finals of the European Championships on home soil, the forward got the nod from his peers. Shearer, now with Newcastle, helped the Magpies to second place in the Premier League again in 1996-97 1997-98: Dennis Bergkamp, Arsenal For a man who avoided passionately avoided air travel, Bergkamp hit pretty lofty heights in 1997-98. The Dutchman's third goal against Leicester in August - gracefully bringing the ball out of the air, lifting it past Matt Elliott and side-footing home with a smile - set the tone. Arsenal chased down United to win the double and, though he missed the run-in and the FA Cup final, Bergkamp was still the star.

He would go on to win two more titles with the Gunners and help Holland into a World Cup semi-final before hanging up his magic boots in 2006. Bergkamp's impact in north London was such that a statue of the forward was unveiled outside the Emirates Stadium in 2014, despite the fact he is now back with his boyhood club Ajax as assistant manager to Frank de Boer. Dennis Bergkamp scores the third of an incredible hat-trick against Leicester at the start of the 1997-98 term 1998-99: David Ginola, Tottenham It was perhaps the biggest controversy in PFA Player of the Year history. Despite Manchester United winning the Premier League, Champions League and FA Cup, it was Tottenham's French winger who was nominated as the best of the lot. Ginola had spells at Villa and Everton before the end of his career, and has subsequently worked as a TV pundit and - after taking lessons at RADA - dabbled in acting. With the backing of a famous Irish bookmaker, he also briefly entered the running to be FIFA president.

Ginola beat a host of candidates from Manchester United to the title at the end of the 1998-99 season 1999-2000: Roy Keane, Manchester United The Irish hardman captained United to a sixth title in eight years, lobbied against price hikes at Old Trafford and generally terrified the life out of opponents. His aura in midfield was critical to United's success. Keane left the Red Devils five years later after half a decade of balancing the scales with vitriol and glory. He won two more titles and an FA Cup before a stint at Celtic preceded his time as manager of Sunderland and Ipswich. For the past six years, he's been showing fewer and fewer inhibitions in his role as a TV pundit. Roy Keane dominated central midfield as Manchester United claimed another Premier League crown in 2000 2000-01: Teddy Sheringham, Manchester United In his 35th year, Sheringham produced some of the most scintillating football of his career to take United to yet another Premier League crown. The striker scored 15 league goals and 21 in all.

Despite picking up the gong, Sheringham left United that summer after turning down the offer of a 12-month contract. He returned to Tottenham and slowly dropped through the leagues with Portsmouth, West Ham and Colchester. His move into management, with Stevenage, was ended abruptly with the sack after less than nine months at the helm. Teddy Sheringham was in his 35th year when he scored 21 goals in all competitions during the 2000-01 term 2001-02: Ruud van Nistelrooy, Manchester United While Jamie Vardy can now look back and scoff, Van Nistelrooy was a record-maker when he went on an eight-game scoring spree in the middle of the season. He ended with 23 Premier League goals and 10 in the Champions League. The Dutchman left United for Real Madrid in 2006 after scoring 150 times for the club. He would go on to become one of the most prolific goalscorers ever in the European Cup and now has a role with his country's national side.

Ruud van Nistelrooy scored in eight games in a row and ended with 23 goals in total during 2001-02 2002-03: Thierry Henry, Arsenal Arsenal finished second to Manchester United and Henry ended the season behind van Nistelrooy in the goalscoring charts but the Frenchman still ended up on top, as his steady improvement under Arsene Wenger continued. Henry would leave north London in 2006 as the Gunners' all-time leading scorer. He won two league titles and three FA Cups prior to his switch to Barcelona. In recent years, he's abandoned advertising Renault Meganes to take up a seat on the Sky Sports sofa.

Thierry Henry won the first of back-to-back awards in 2002-03 as Arsenal finished second in the top flight NATIONALITIES OF WINNERS DURING THE PREMIER LEAGUE ERA English: 7 - Alan Shearer (twice), Les Ferdinand, Teddy Sheringham, John Terry, Steven Gerrard, Wayne Rooney French: 4 - Eric Cantona, David Ginola, Thierry Henry (twice) Dutch: 3 - Dennis Bergkamp, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Robin van Persie Welsh: 3 - Ryan Giggs, Gareth Bale (twice) Portuguese: 2 - Cristiano Ronaldo (twice) Irish: 2 - Roy Keane, Paul McGrath Uruguayan: 1 - Luis Suarez Algerian: 1 - Riyad Mahrez 2003-04: Thierry Henry, Arsenal Henry finished with 30 goals as the Gunners demolished the field to lift the Premier League title. The Invincibles went through the campaign unbeaten, racking up 90 points in the process. Va va voom.

2004-05: John Terry, Chelsea The only defender since McGrath to receive the most votes from his peers, Terry was made skipper before the start of the season and 'Captain, Leader, Legend' was born. Chelsea conceded the fewest goals in league history - 15 in 38 matches - and set records for total points and clean sheets. Terry is currently in his final season with the Blues, having lifted the Champions League, four FA Cups and three more Premier League crowns. John Terry led Chelsea's frugal defence to their first Premier League title triumph during the 2004-05 season 2005-06: Steven Gerrard: Liverpool Gerrard single-handedly hauled his club to FA Cup success in 2006 with a stunning performance against West Ham at the Millennium Stadium, including an outrageous late equaliser from 35 yards. The display typified the Scouser's campaign. The midfielder finally left Liverpool in 2015 for a new life in California. His legacy - 186 goals in 710 games - firmly established him among the Anfield side's most revered players.

Steven Gerrard scored a stunning long-range equaliser in the 2006 FA Cup final against West Ham 2006-07: Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United Seventeen Premier League goals, and 23 in all competitions, was the headline figure but this was the season the Portuguese announced himself as one of world football's biggest talents. The next year he'd win the Ballon d'Or as well as another PFA gong, and the forward would continue to go from strength to strength. Ronaldo moved to the Bernabeu in 2009 where he has forged a reputation as one of the best players of all time. Ronaldo won back to back awards in 2006-07 and 2007-08 as he announced himself on the world stage 2007-08: Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United United claimed the Premier League title, with Ronaldo scoring 31 times, as well as beating Chelsea on penalties in the Champions League final. The Portuguese missed in the shootout, having put the Red Devils in front in normal time.

The Portuguese forward netted in the Champions League final in 2008, as United beat Chelsea on penalties 2008-09: Ryan Giggs, Manchester United Moved into a central midfield role at the age of 34, Giggs thrived. Sixteen years after winning the second of his two PFA Young Player of the Year titles, he was recognised for a campaign in which his club won the Premier League and League Cup. Giggs was named BBC Sports Personality of the Year in December 2009 and continued as a player with United, through a turbulent tabloid sex scandal, until 2015. After a brief spell as caretaker manager following the dismissal of David Moyes, he stayed on as Louis van Gaal's number two. Giggs was moved into a central midfield role with United at the age of 34 and thrived, winning the award 2009-10: Wayne Rooney, Manchester United United's stranglehold on the PFA award persisted, as Rooney was named Player of the Year after scoring his 100th Premier League goal while still aged just 23. He netted 26 times in 32 league games in all.

Rooney has long since found himself splitting footballing opinion. While the striker has gone on to become England's record goalscorer and captain, he has not convinced swathes of Three Lions fans that he merits his place in the side. Rooney scored his 100th Premier League goal while still aged just 23 during the 2009-10 campaign 2010-11: Gareth Bale, Tottenham How Birmingham must lament their failure to complete a £3million move for the Welshman in 2009. At the time, Bale was a left back struggling to make his way at White Hart Lane. Then he found his magic beans and the rest is history. In 2010-11, Bale turned into an assist king, as he helped Spurs to fifth in the Premier League and the quarter-finals of the Champions League. He would win another PFA award, in 2013, prior to moving to Real Madrid for a world record fee. Last year, he played a major role in securing Wales a place at their first European Championship.

Bale turned himself into an assist machine for Tottenham during the 2010-11 Premier League season 2011-12: Robin van Persie, Arsenal Thirty Premier League goals and 13 assists was more than enough to give the Dutchman the crown. But it wasn't enough to keep him at the Emirates. Van Persie was flogged to Manchester United a matter of weeks after being named Player of the Year, leaving Arsenal fans frothing from the mouth in disbelief. Van Persie scored 30 league goals and made 13 assists for Arsenal during the 2011-12 campaign 2012-13: Gareth Bale, Tottenham By now, Bale was a freescoring forward. He netted 21 league goals and 26 in all to attract admiring glances from top clubs all over the world. Tottenham could only finish fifth in the league and didn't get beyond the last eight of any knockout competition, but Bale's performances still got him his big Bernabeu move.

By 2013, Bale turned himself into a dynamic goalscorer and found the net 26 times in all in 2012-13 2013-14: Luis Suarez, Liverpool Though it turned out Liverpool bit off more than they could chew, as the Reds' title hopes disintegrated at the feet of Demba Ba in April, Suarez still enjoyed a phenomenal campaign - his 31 goals made all the remarkable by the fact he missed the first six as he served a ban for nibbling on Branislav Ivanovic's forearm. The Uruguayan was quickly sold to Barcelona that summer but courted controversy yet again for chomping on Italy's Giorgio Chiellini at the World Cup. He has gone on to help form the most feared triumvirate in football, alongside Lionel Messi and Neymar, at the Nou Camp. Suarez almost led Liverpool to the Premier League title in 2013-14 before being sold to Barcelona 2014-15: Eden Hazard, Chelsea It really is just 12 months ago that the Belgian was being compared to Messi and Ronaldo.

Hazard's 14 goals and nine assists in the Premier League helped the Blues to the title. What's followed has been nightmarish for the 25-year-old. He has managed just two league goals, failed to find the net from open play for more than year and could well leave Stamford Bridge in the summer. Hazard has had a torrid time since being named Player of the Year and could soon leave Chelsea How Riyad Mahrez's transfer fee compares to past Premier League PFA winners | Football News | Sky Sports How Riyad Mahrez's transfer fee compares to past Premier League PFA winners By Andrew Dickson Last Updated: 25/04/16 6:05pm Riyad Mahrez cost only £400,000 when he moved from French Ligue 2 side Le Havre to Leicester in January 2014 Given he was playing in French football's Ligue 2 just over two years ago, it is perhaps not surprising that Riyad Mahrez is the cheapest PFA Player of the Year for almost a quarter of a century.

Paul McGrath won the award in 1993 after Aston Villa paid £400,000 for him and Leicester are believed to have paid a similar amount for Mahrez, but no winner in between cost so little. Back then, of course, there was a different climate in English football prior to a dramatic increase in television money and McGrath's fee was proportionately more substantial than it would be today. Speaking on Sky Sports News HQ, Chris Powell and Alan Smith compliment Riyad Mahrez on his performances for Leicester this season There have been three home-grown winners of the award during the Premier League era, with John Terry, Steven Gerrard and Ryan Giggs all claiming it between 2005 and 2009. It could be argued, however, that developing each of them over several years was more expensive for Chelsea, Liverpool and Manchester United before each player made their mark.

Aston Villa defender Paul McGrath in 1993 was the last player to cost as little as Riyad Mahrez then win the PFA Player of the Year prize At a time when the first £100m player transfer is feasible in the not-too-distant future, seeing someone being recruited for a fraction of that and being so successful is refreshing. Even the winner of the PFA prize 20 years ago - Les Ferdinand, following a 25-goal season in 1995-96 - cost 15 times more than Mahrez at £6m when he switched to St James' Park from QPR. A player who performed in the eight tier of the French pyramid as in 18-year-old, Mahrez's rise was relatively slow until last season, but it has been remarkable since. Alan Shearer (left) and Les Ferdinand (right) both won the prize with Newcastle but cost the club a combined £21m Eden Hazard, last year's PFA winner, also arrived in England from French football when he joined Chelsea from Lille for a considerably higher fee of £32m.

If Mahrez is to move on from Leicester at some point, he will undoubtedly cost something nearer to that mark than the princely sum he moved from Normandy for in January 2014. PFA Players of the Year since 1992-93 Season

Question: Who was the PFA Players Player of the Year in 1995 and 1997 with two different clubs
Answer: Alan Shearer